• He has called being gay an “error,” and compared aspects of LGBTQ pride or identity to encouraging drug addiction (in criticism of pride-oriented content for children).
• He has called being gay an “error,” and compared aspects of LGBTQ pride or identity to encouraging drug addiction (in criticism of pride-oriented content for children).
• He said things like, “Sorry, if you’re Jeff and you think you’re Jill, you are not going to serve in the U.S. military. Go find something else to do.” (referring to transgender people in the military) 
• He said things like, “Sorry, if you’re Jeff and you think you’re Jill, you are not going to serve in the U.S. military. Go find something else to do.” (referring to transgender people in the military) 
• He expressed suspicion or disdain for DEI programs, especially in professional or educational settings. For example, remarked “If I see a Black pilot, I hope he’s qualified,” when discussing DEI in aviation
• He expressed suspicion or disdain for DEI programs, especially in professional or educational settings. For example, remarked “If I see a Black pilot, I hope he’s qualified,” when discussing DEI in aviation
• He has called white privilege a myth and “a racist idea.” 
• He has called white privilege a myth and “a racist idea.” 
• In a speech, he described Martin Luther King Jr. as “awful… not a good person” and said people admire him only because “he said one thing he didn’t actually believe.”
• In a speech, he described Martin Luther King Jr. as “awful… not a good person” and said people admire him only because “he said one thing he didn’t actually believe.”
• Kirk called the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 a “huge mistake,” saying it created a “permanent DEI-type bureaucracy.” 
• Kirk called the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 a “huge mistake,” saying it created a “permanent DEI-type bureaucracy.” 
• He also said “prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people” in urban America
• He also said “prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people” in urban America
• He said that Democratic immigration policies were aimed at “diminishing and decreasing white demographics in America,” and claimed “The American Democrat party … love[s] it when America becomes less white.” 
• He said that Democratic immigration policies were aimed at “diminishing and decreasing white demographics in America,” and claimed “The American Democrat party … love[s] it when America becomes less white.” 
• “The ‘Great Replacement’ is not a theory, it’s a reality.” 
• “The ‘Great Replacement’ is not a theory, it’s a reality.” 
“I can’t stand empathy. I think empathy is a made-up, New Age term that — it does a lot of damage, but it is very effective when it comes to politics.
“I can’t stand empathy. I think empathy is a made-up, New Age term that — it does a lot of damage, but it is very effective when it comes to politics.
“Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation…What age should you start to see public executions?” 
This was shared on Goodreads, and many saw it as advocating harsh, extreme punishments
“Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation…What age should you start to see public executions?” 
This was shared on Goodreads, and many saw it as advocating harsh, extreme punishments
“I think it’s worth it, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have our Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.” 
This has been criticized for essentially saying some loss of life is acceptable to preserve gun rights
“I think it’s worth it, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have our Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.” 
This has been criticized for essentially saying some loss of life is acceptable to preserve gun rights